Most Powerful Women - 2019

Most Powerful Women: Meet India’s 50 most powerful women in business who with their sharp acumen have built companies, struck massive corporate deals, or developed brands as they took their firms to the top.
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1Zia J. ModyCo-founderAZB & Partners63
2Kiran Mazumdar-ShawChairperson and MDBiocon66
3Suneeta ReddyManaging director Apollo Hospitals Enterprise60
4Alice G. VaidyanFormer chairman and MDGeneral Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re)60
5Zarin DaruwalaCEOStandard Chartered Bank, India54
6Mallika SrinivasanChairman and CEOTractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE)59
7Arundhati BhattacharyaIndependent directorReliance Industries; Wipro; CRISIL; Piramal Enterprises; SWIFT India63
8Kaku NakhatePresident and country headIndia Bank of America Merrill Lynch52
9Shobhana BhartiaChairperson and editorial directorHT Media62
10Renuka RamnathFounder and CEOMultiples Alternate Asset Management57
11Ashu SuyashManaging director and CEOCRISIL52
12Aisha De SequeiraCo-country head and head of investment banking, IndiaMorgan Stanley49
13Meher PudumjeeChairpersonThermax53
14Renu Sud KarnadManaging directorHDFC67
15Shanti EkambaramPresident, consumer banking Kotak Mahindra Bank56
16Rekha M. MenonChairman and senior managing directorAccenture in India60
17Nisaba GodrejExecutive chairpersonGodrej Consumer Products41
18Jyoti DeshpandePresident-media and entertainmentReliance Industries48
19Nivruti RaiCountry head; vice presidentIntel India; Data Center Group, Intel49
20Vinita GuptaCEOLupin51
21Falguni NayarFounder and CEONykaa56
22Ektaa R. KapoorJoint managing directorBalaji Telefilms44
23Mira KulkarniChairman and managing directorMountain Valley Springs64
24Ashni BiyaniManaging directorFuture Consumer34
25Anita DongreFounderHouse of Anita Dongre56
26Schauna Chauhan and Nadia ChauhanCEO; joint MD and chief marketing officerParle Agro Pvt. Ltd.43, 33
28Ameera ShahPromoter and MDMetropolis Healthcare40
29Samina HamiedExecutive vice chairperson Cipla43
30Anupriya AcharyaCEO Publicis Media India49
31Roopa KudvaPartner and managing directorOmidyar Network India55
32Pallavi ShroffManaging partner and national practice head, dispute resolutionShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co63
33R.M. VishakhaManaging director and CEO IndiaFirst Life Insurance55
34Priya NairExecutive director; vice presidentHome care Hindustan Unilever; Unilever South Asia47
35Anjana ReddyFounder and CEOUniversal Sportsbiz Pvt Ltd (USPL)31
36Aarthi SubramanianGroup chief digital officer Tata Sons52
37Meena GaneshManaging director and CEO Portea Medical56
38Jyotsna SuriChairperson and managing directorBharat Hotels67
39Anushka SharmaCo-founder Clean Slate Films31
40Chetna Gala SinhaChair; founder and presidentMann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank; Mann Deshi Foundation60
41Priya PaulChairpersonApeejay Surrendra Park Hotels53
42Ritu KumarFounderRitu Kumar Design75
43Harshbeena ZaveriVice chairman and managing director NRB Bearings59
44Apurva PurohitPresidentJagran Prakashan Group52
45Devita SarafChairman and chief executive officerVu Technologies38
46Simran LalChief executive officer; Co-founderGood Earth; Nicobar48
47Vani KolaManaging director Kalaari Capital55
48Revathi RoyFounder and CEOHey Deedee59
49Gargi B. DasguptaDirector, CTOIBM Research India; IBM India and South Asia45
50Padmaja RuparelCo-founder and president; founding partnerIndian Angel Network; IAN Fund57